Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
White House COVID response chief says Biden’s risk of serious illness is low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's risk of serious illness is dramatically lowered since he is double boosted and vaccinated, White House COVID-19 response chief Ashish Jha said on Thursday....
Jul 21, 2022
Polio case found in New York City suburb, state agency says
(Reuters) - A case of polio has been identified outside New York City and confirmed by federal health officials, the New York State Health Department said on Thursday in what would be the nation's fir...
Jul 21, 2022
Spain confirms case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
MADRID (Reuters) - A middle-aged man has been admitted to hospital in Spain's Castile and Leon region after being diagnosed with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), authorities said on Thursday. ...
Jul 21, 2022
Worried by Supreme Court, U.S. House votes to protect contraception
By Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to protect access to contraception, responding to concerns that it could be threatened by a conserva...
Jul 21, 2022
Louisiana judge blocks abortion ‘trigger’ bans
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Louisiana abortion clinics can remain in operation after a judge on Thursday barred the state from enforcing laws banning abortions designed to take effect after the U.S. Su...
Jul 21, 2022
Biden tests positive for COVID, will continue to work -White House
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is experiencing "very mild symptoms," the White House said. Biden, 79, will go on carryi...
Jul 21, 2022
Explainer-Smoke from raging wildfires can harm health
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Wildfires are increasing in frequency and intensity in many countries, spreading smoke that contains noxious gases, chemicals and particulate matter and carries serious heal...
Jul 21, 2022
Thailand confirms first monkeypox infection
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's health ministry on Thursday confirmed the country's first monkeypox infection in a 27-year-old Nigerian national in the southern island of Phuket. The man, who had a his...
Jul 21, 2022
Amazon to buy One Medical in $3.5 billion deal
(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it would buy One Medical for $3.49 billion in an all-cash deal. (Reporting by Manas Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)
Jul 21, 2022
Germany must prioritise first doses of monkeypox vaccine, experts say
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's vaccine advisory committee said it urgently recommended that the country use all the monkeypox vaccine it has on hand to administer first doses, and that second shots be o...
Jul 21, 2022
